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Teresa Elena Frontado / South China Morning Post:
Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia says she passed bar exam in China, raising eyebrows — Katie Zacharia worked at a Beijing law firm and calls herself a lawyer, but reporters found no record of her admission to practise in the US — Katie Zacharia, US President Donald Trump's newly …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump's new press secretary raises eyebrows with bar exam response — President Trump's new press secretary Katie Zacharia raised eyebrows on Tuesday when she was asked where she passed the bar exam, telling reporters that she did so when she moved to China.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump's new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she's a lawyer. Is she? — There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any — When President Trump plucked Katie Zacharia from obscurity and appointed her as his new press secretary, he called her “an attorney.”
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Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
White House scrambles over questions on new press secretary's background — President Donald Trump said Katie Zacharia is an “attorney,” but her bar credentials are unclear. — SummaryLoading... The White House on Tuesday scrambled to answer questions about the legal qualifications …
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Ted Anthony / Associated Press:
New White House press secretary's debut: Brief, limited questions and some harsh reviews — President Donald Trump's new press secretary stepped to the podium, the eyes of a packed room of journalists — and many in their audiences — upon her. She smiled broadly at the sea of faces both probing and friendly.
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Katie Zacharia calls herself a lawyer. Legal experts aren't sure.
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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Katie Zacharia Says She Passed the Bar Exam in ... China?
Katie Zacharia Says She Passed the Bar Exam in ... China?
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Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Mouthpiece Hit With Brutal Reviews for Big Debut
Trump's New Mouthpiece Hit With Brutal Reviews for Big Debut
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Wall Street Journal:
Inside Kimberly Guilfoyle's Final Days as Ambassador to Greece — To save her job, she claimed the incriminating texts were AI generated; Trump grew annoyed with the damaging revelations — Kimberly Guilfoyle was scrambling to save her job. — As damaging revelations piled up …
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Cameron Peters / Vox:
The rise and fall of a MAGA princess
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Beege Welborn / HotAir:
And Bye, Bye to Miss Kimberly's Big Greek Slice of Pie
And Bye, Bye to Miss Kimberly's Big Greek Slice of Pie
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct
Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct
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Finya Swai / The Hill:
Trump donor says he'll sue Guilfoyle, attorneys
Trump donor says he'll sue Guilfoyle, attorneys
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Kimberly Guilfoyle quits ambassador post after pressure from White House with a defiant message
Kimberly Guilfoyle quits ambassador post after pressure from White House with a defiant message
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Kimberly Guilfoyle Resigns as Ambassador to Greece
Kimberly Guilfoyle Resigns as Ambassador to Greece
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
CBS' Foreign Explosion … The message instructed staffers to make a point of attending the morning editorial meeting, immediately stirring intrigue among journalists about what Raice might have to say during the virtual gathering. — They didn't have to wait long for an answer.
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Associated Press:
Battle lines shift in House races as Republicans retreat from front-line districts — Republicans were retreating Tuesday from a handful of battleground U.S. House races while Democrats were racing to raise money to boost candidates who seemed like long shots earlier this year.
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Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
How Elon Musk's Money Is Shaping Republicans' Midterms Strategy
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Rep. Ilhan Omar under investigation by Jeanine Pirro's office — U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said her office is probing Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) financial disclosures, the day after federal agents searched the congresswoman's Washington, D.C. home. — The big picture …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats fear “more October surprises” after Ilhan Omar raid
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Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Justice Department Subpoenas Relatives of Representative Omar
Justice Department Subpoenas Relatives of Representative Omar
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Sharon Zhang / Truthout:
Rep. Delia Ramirez Introduces Landmark Bill to Abolish DHS, ICE, and CBP — The Department of Homeland Security was established in 2002 as part of the Bush administration's war on terror. … Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-Illinois) has introduced a bill that would abolish not just ICE …
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Jessica Washington / The Intercept:
Don't Stop at ICE, Says Progressive Dem: Abolish the Department of Homeland Security
Don't Stop at ICE, Says Progressive Dem: Abolish the Department of Homeland Security
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CNBC:
Bank of America fined $1.2 billion over money-laundering violations … Bank of America was hit with more than $1.2 billion in federal penalties Tuesday after regulators said the nation's second-largest bank failed for years to report more than $5 billion in suspicious transactions and fix longstanding anti-money-laundering problems.
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Paul Sonne / New York Times:
Trump Hands Victories to Putin, Who Offers More War in Return — Russia has reaped a diesel deal and an increase in U.S. pressure on Ukraine as President Trump's political needs align with his longstanding inclinations toward Russia. — 1.3k — The wins for President Vladimir V. Putin …
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US Department of Justice:
Saudi National Arrested for Installing Surreptitious Audio Recording Device at OpenAI — For Immediate Release — An employee of OpenAI has been arrested for and charged with using or endeavoring to use an electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept oral communications.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Says Taiwan to Buy Gas From Alaska LNG Export Project — President Donald Trump said Taiwan had agreed to buy 30% of the liquefied natural gas from a planned project in Alaska over the next 20 years, touting the initiative ahead of US midterm elections.
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Ben T.N. Mause / The Washington Sun:
Trump Stumps for Alaska Republicans and Hands Out Two Pardons
Trump Stumps for Alaska Republicans and Hands Out Two Pardons
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Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Dan Levy demands men speak up after Shane Gillis demeans women on ‘SNL’ — Comedian Shane Gillis said “f*ck” during a sketch on live network television and referenced Joe Rogan on Saturday. It may have been the least offensive thing he said all night. — The comedian's latest turn hosting …
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Bloomberg:
CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades — Chairman's adviser intervened to take over examination of lucrative bets that were made around Trump reversal on Iran power plant attack. — When President Donald Trump backed away from threats to strike Iranian power plants on March 23 …
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Jacques Billeaud / Associated Press:
Supreme Court refuses to toss out fees for lawyers who sought hand count in Arizona election — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to toss out $122,000 in legal costs that lawyers for former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake were ordered to pay for false and misleading statements …
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Adam Gramegna / Military.com:
Pentagon Names One of Its Own Public Affairs Officials to Run Stars and Stripes — Christian Devine, an executive director and principal adviser in the Pentagon's public affairs office, was appointed weeks after terminations. — Add us on — The Pentagon has named one of its own public affairs officials …
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Laura Bassett / Nightcap:
Anatomy of a fake scandal — In case you missed this political earthquake, Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico spent nine days off the campaign trail this month recovering from the flu. He's a Type 1 diabetic, which can severely complicate a flu virus, and it was otherwise very nice …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump cancels deposition in BBC case, lawyers say — President Donald Trump was set to be deposed Friday in a defamation lawsuit he filed against the British Broadcasting Corporation, but his lawyers recently canceled the session and said he is unavailable through at least mid-December, according to a court filing.
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New York Times:
Lawyer for Fed Governor Cook Denounces Trump's New Investigation — A lawyer for Lisa Cook raised “significant concerns” over the “objectivity and fitness of the committee” assembled by President Trump as a way to remove her as a governor at the Federal Reserve.
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Steve Gorman / Reuters:
US to drop South Korea intelligence case against ex-CIA analyst — The US Justice Department has agreed to forgo prosecution of a former CIA analyst and White House National Security Council official who was accused of working as an unregistered agent for South Korea in exchange for luxury goods and other gifts.
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David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Ken Paxton attended 2025 Dubai New Year's party with US fugitives: Report — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attended a 2025 New Year's party in Dubai with two fugitives who did not return to the United States, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Trump administration seeks to reconsider offshore wind farm's approval — The Trump administration is asking a federal court to reassess a prior approval of a nearly-completed offshore wind farm, an escalation of the administration's attack on wind energy that's raising questions about an infrastructure deal with Democrats.
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
Hamilton reports $10.6M Q3 haul for Kansas Senate race — Adam Hamilton raised $10.6 million in the third quarter of 2026 across his Senate campaign and his joint fundraising committees, his campaign tells POLITICO, a significant haul for the Kansas Democrat.
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